Two egocentric actors take roles in an egocentric director's film.
OFFICIAL COMPETITION, a Spanish/Argentinian production, satirizes
European arthouse cinema, but the target's too soft and the satire's not funny enough often enough for this U.S. viewer. Minimally recommended.
On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 5:22:06 PM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:
Two egocentric actors take roles in an egocentric director's film.
OFFICIAL COMPETITION, a Spanish/Argentinian production, satirizes
European arthouse cinema, but the target's too soft and the satire's not
funny enough often enough for this U.S. viewer. Minimally recommended.
Yeah, a tad subtler than your basic slasher film at the Quadplex. The satire is brilliant in places but, granted, ie, not slapstick. Oh, your first sentence is meaningless. Some scenes are just fabulous and you missed it. Too bad.
Which fabulous scenes do you think I missed, or failed to grasp? My complaint isn't that none were funny, but were sparse and overdrawn.
On Monday, December 12, 2022 at 10:29:10 AM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:this film is the utter lack of slapstick or broad deliveries or comedic touches. The film finds its own.
Which fabulous scenes do you think I missed, or failed to grasp? My
complaint isn't that none were funny, but were sparse and overdrawn.
Most of the scenes with both actors -- Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martinez -- were spot on and if you've ever worked with actors those scenes ring true. Penelope Cruz absolutely nails the role of director and one of the elements that I appreciated in
Here's the worst review from MetaCritic:
"As a fan of Cohn and Duprat’s tighter, darker previous
collaborations I was keenly aware of the passage of screen time and
slack pacing here. OFFICIAL COMPETITION feels like an 80 minute spoof bundled in the gauze of a 115 minute film."
Admittedly, even that "pan" is a 50/100, and OC's reviews were generally quite high. But I think it expresses well an aspect to which I'm particularly sensitive, i.e., when I spontaneously check my watch while viewing. Of course, one man's impatience is another's ADHD...
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 10:15:27 AM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:
Here's the worst review from MetaCritic:
"As a fan of Cohn and Duprat’s tighter, darker previous
collaborations I was keenly aware of the passage of screen time and
slack pacing here. OFFICIAL COMPETITION feels like an 80 minute spoof
bundled in the gauze of a 115 minute film."
Admittedly, even that "pan" is a 50/100, and OC's reviews were generally
quite high. But I think it expresses well an aspect to which I'm
particularly sensitive, i.e., when I spontaneously check my watch while
viewing. Of course, one man's impatience is another's ADHD...
You didn't like the film. Fine. Fortunately, I don't really care what critics say and I find your reliance on IMDb and MetaCritic distressing. Same as it ever was . . .
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 2:00:00 PM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:
On 12/13/2022 11:38 AM, william ahearn wrote:
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 10:15:27 AM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:Note, though, that MetaCritic's generally high opinion (numerical - I'd
Here's the worst review from MetaCritic:
"As a fan of Cohn and Duprat’s tighter, darker previous
collaborations I was keenly aware of the passage of screen time and
slack pacing here. OFFICIAL COMPETITION feels like an 80 minute spoof
bundled in the gauze of a 115 minute film."
Admittedly, even that "pan" is a 50/100, and OC's reviews were generally >>>> quite high. But I think it expresses well an aspect to which I'm
particularly sensitive, i.e., when I spontaneously check my watch while >>>> viewing. Of course, one man's impatience is another's ADHD...
You didn't like the film. Fine. Fortunately, I don't really care what critics say and I find your reliance on IMDb and MetaCritic distressing. Same as it ever was . . .
never read words beforehand) was a significant factor in my choosing OC
for that particular group movie night. I quoted the critic above only
as a coherent expression of what left me somewhat disappointed.
One can only suppose what your reaction would have been if you had gone in cold.
On 12/13/2022 11:38 AM, william ahearn wrote:
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 10:15:27 AM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:
Here's the worst review from MetaCritic:
"As a fan of Cohn and Duprat’s tighter, darker previous
collaborations I was keenly aware of the passage of screen time and
slack pacing here. OFFICIAL COMPETITION feels like an 80 minute spoof
bundled in the gauze of a 115 minute film."
Admittedly, even that "pan" is a 50/100, and OC's reviews were generally >> quite high. But I think it expresses well an aspect to which I'm
particularly sensitive, i.e., when I spontaneously check my watch while >> viewing. Of course, one man's impatience is another's ADHD...
You didn't like the film. Fine. Fortunately, I don't really care what critics say and I find your reliance on IMDb and MetaCritic distressing. Same as it ever was . . .Note, though, that MetaCritic's generally high opinion (numerical - I'd never read words beforehand) was a significant factor in my choosing OC
for that particular group movie night. I quoted the critic above only
as a coherent expression of what left me somewhat disappointed.
On 12/13/2022 2:41 PM, william ahearn wrote:
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 2:00:00 PM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:
On 12/13/2022 11:38 AM, william ahearn wrote:
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 10:15:27 AM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:Note, though, that MetaCritic's generally high opinion (numerical - I'd >> never read words beforehand) was a significant factor in my choosing OC >> for that particular group movie night. I quoted the critic above only
Here's the worst review from MetaCritic:
"As a fan of Cohn and Duprat’s tighter, darker previous
collaborations I was keenly aware of the passage of screen time and >>>> slack pacing here. OFFICIAL COMPETITION feels like an 80 minute spoof >>>> bundled in the gauze of a 115 minute film."
Admittedly, even that "pan" is a 50/100, and OC's reviews were generally
quite high. But I think it expresses well an aspect to which I'm
particularly sensitive, i.e., when I spontaneously check my watch while >>>> viewing. Of course, one man's impatience is another's ADHD...
You didn't like the film. Fine. Fortunately, I don't really care what critics say and I find your reliance on IMDb and MetaCritic distressing. Same as it ever was . . .
as a coherent expression of what left me somewhat disappointed.
One can only suppose what your reaction would have been if you had gone in cold.Except for knowing a bunch of critics liked it, I did go in "cold".
On 12/11/2022 11:53 PM, william ahearn wrote:
On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 5:22:06 PM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com
wrote:
Two egocentric actors take roles in an egocentric director's film.
OFFICIAL COMPETITION, a Spanish/Argentinian production, satirizes
European arthouse cinema, but the target's too soft and the satire's not >>> funny enough often enough for this U.S. viewer. Minimally recommended.
Yeah, a tad subtler than your basic slasher film at the Quadplex. The
satire is brilliant in places but, granted, ie, not slapstick. Oh,
your first sentence is meaningless. Some scenes are just fabulous and
you missed it. Too bad.
Which fabulous scenes do you think I missed, or failed to grasp? My complaint isn't that none were funny, but were sparse and overdrawn.
On Monday, December 12, 2022 at 10:29:10 AM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:this film is the utter lack of slapstick or broad deliveries or comedic touches. The film finds its own.
Which fabulous scenes do you think I missed, or failed to grasp? My
complaint isn't that none were funny, but were sparse and overdrawn.
Most of the scenes with both actors -- Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martinez -- were spot on and if you've ever worked with actors those scenes ring true. Penelope Cruz absolutely nails the role of director and one of the elements that I appreciated in
On 12/12/2022 7:54 PM, william ahearn wrote:
On Monday, December 12, 2022 at 10:29:10 AM UTC-5,
pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:
Which fabulous scenes do you think I missed, or failed to grasp? My
complaint isn't that none were funny, but were sparse and overdrawn.
Most of the scenes with both actors -- Antonio Banderas and Oscar
Martinez -- were spot on and if you've ever worked with actors those
scenes ring true. Penelope Cruz absolutely nails the role of director
and one of the elements that I appreciated in this film is the utter
lack of slapstick or broad deliveries or comedic touches. The film
finds its own.
Here's the worst review from MetaCritic:
"As a fan of Cohn and Duprat’s tighter, darker previous collaborations I was keenly aware of the passage of screen time and
slack pacing here. OFFICIAL COMPETITION feels like an 80 minute spoof
bundled in the gauze of a 115 minute film."
Admittedly, even that "pan" is a 50/100, and OC's reviews were generally quite high. But I think it expresses well an aspect to which I'm particularly sensitive, i.e., when I spontaneously check my watch while viewing. Of course, one man's impatience is another's ADHD...
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 2:00:00 PM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:
On 12/13/2022 11:38 AM, william ahearn wrote:
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 10:15:27 AM UTC-5, pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:Note, though, that MetaCritic's generally high opinion (numerical - I'd
Here's the worst review from MetaCritic:
"As a fan of Cohn and Duprat’s tighter, darker previous
collaborations I was keenly aware of the passage of screen time and
slack pacing here. OFFICIAL COMPETITION feels like an 80 minute spoof
bundled in the gauze of a 115 minute film."
Admittedly, even that "pan" is a 50/100, and OC's reviews were generally >>>> quite high. But I think it expresses well an aspect to which I'm
particularly sensitive, i.e., when I spontaneously check my watch while >>>> viewing. Of course, one man's impatience is another's ADHD...
You didn't like the film. Fine. Fortunately, I don't really care what critics say and I find your reliance on IMDb and MetaCritic distressing. Same as it ever was . . .
never read words beforehand) was a significant factor in my choosing OC
for that particular group movie night. I quoted the critic above only
as a coherent expression of what left me somewhat disappointed.
One can only suppose what your reaction would have been if you had gone in cold.
On 12/13/22 1:41 PM, william ahearn wrote:
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 2:00:00 PM UTC-5,
pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:
On 12/13/2022 11:38 AM, william ahearn wrote:
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 10:15:27 AM UTC-5,Note, though, that MetaCritic's generally high opinion (numerical - I'd
pwal...@moviepig.com wrote:
Here's the worst review from MetaCritic:
"As a fan of Cohn and Duprat’s tighter, darker previous
collaborations I was keenly aware of the passage of screen time and
slack pacing here. OFFICIAL COMPETITION feels like an 80 minute spoof >>>>> bundled in the gauze of a 115 minute film."
Admittedly, even that "pan" is a 50/100, and OC's reviews were
generally
quite high. But I think it expresses well an aspect to which I'm
particularly sensitive, i.e., when I spontaneously check my watch
while
viewing. Of course, one man's impatience is another's ADHD...
You didn't like the film. Fine. Fortunately, I don't really care
what critics say and I find your reliance on IMDb and MetaCritic
distressing. Same as it ever was . . .
never read words beforehand) was a significant factor in my choosing OC
for that particular group movie night. I quoted the critic above only
as a coherent expression of what left me somewhat disappointed.
One can only suppose what your reaction would have been if you had
gone in cold.
That's a fair cop as the Brits would say.
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